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Spatial Announces Free Access to Its Spatial Studio and Spatial Reality Creator Tools
by Joao Martins

Spatial Announces Free Access to Its Spatial Studio and Spatial Reality Creator Tools

Spatial, the immersive audio software service and company founded by a team of experienced professionals from Apple, Nest, Dolby, LucasArts and Disney is announcing a simple subscription model for commercial users to apply its immersive sound platform, combined with a new free Backstage Pass for 3D sound creators. At SXSW 2022 in Austin, TX, Spatial is opening up its audio platform to creators, students, experience designers, architects, venues and more. The goal is to accelerate the creation of a 3D sound ecosystem and user community.
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DSP Concepts Launches TWS Toolkit Powered by Audio Weaver
by Joao Martins

DSP Concepts Launches TWS Toolkit Powered by Audio Weaver

DSP Concepts announced the availability of a new toolkit for True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds powered by its Audio Weaver development platform. The toolkit features a reference design optimized to run on the Cadence Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP in partnership with Airoha, a MediaTek subsidiary and manufacturer of low-power TWS Systems on Chip (SoCs). The development kit also includes a reference design with a fully operational earbud prototype designed by Knowles.
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US Smart Speaker Market is Stalling, New Voicebot Market Report Finds
by audioXpress Staff

US Smart Speaker Market is Stalling, New Voicebot Market Report Finds

According to Voicebot Research, smart speakers's use at home is stalling, at least in the most mature market, which is the US. According to the company's latest "Smart Speaker Consumer Adoption Report 2022," the US reveals a new trend on how the market is evolving. Following a fast rise to prominence in 2016, and peak adoption in 2019, momentum shifted to what Brett Kinsella, the founder and CEO of Voicebot.ai and Voicebot Research, characterizes as "The Great Stall".
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USound Announces Fully Integrated MEMS Audio Modules for True Wireless Earbuds
by Joao Martins

USound Announces Fully Integrated MEMS Audio Modules for True Wireless Earbuds

USound, the developer and manufacturer of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) speakers for personal devices and wearables, announced an expanded partnership with AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik, a manufacturer of high-end printed circuit boards and integrated circuit substrates, to manufacture USound’s new fully integrated audio module for True Wireless Earbuds (TWS). The new audio modules can be 75% smaller and 85% lighter, with improved sound quality, compared to current TWS solutions.
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Sennheiser Group Invests in Professional Audio as Sonova Completes Acquisition of the Sennheiser Consumer Division
by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Group Invests in Professional Audio as Sonova Completes Acquisition of the Sennheiser Consumer Division

Sonova Holding AG, the Swiss hearing care solutions company, has successfully closed the previously announced acquisition of the Consumer Division from Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, creating a new Consumer Hearing business unit. Sennheiser will now focus exclusively on professional audio solutions, keeping Neumann.Berlin as the only separate brand, while the Sennheiser Group aims to achieve sustainable growth.
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DiGiCo and d&b audiotechnik Partner on Immersive Audio Technology Integration
by audioXpress Staff

DiGiCo and d&b audiotechnik Partner on Immersive Audio Technology Integration

Managing an immersive audio production during a live performance is a challenge that is better dealt with directly in the mixing console. But because immersive audio formats continue to rely on external DSP processors, companies need to work together. The German professional loudspeaker company d&b audiotechnik has partnered with DiGiCo, to integrate d&b's Soundscape immersive audio system platform directly into the digital mixing solutions of the British company.
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Messe Frankfurt Confirms The End of Musikmesse Trade Show
by Joao Martins

Messe Frankfurt Confirms The End of Musikmesse Trade Show

Top management at Messe Frankfurt is hoping that the pandemic will end soon, allowing the company to return to its normal business activities and generate revenue. While the first trade show to return to one of the world's best fairgrounds will be Prolight+Sound, scheduled to return 26 to 29 April 2022, Musikmesse will now definitely be left behind. Messe Frankfurt confirms the intention to end the Musikmesse trade show and the associated local festival.
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SuperFlash memBrain Memory Solution Helps Solve Speech Processing Challenges at the Edge
by audioXpress Staff

SuperFlash memBrain Memory Solution Helps Solve Speech Processing Challenges at the Edge

Microchip's Silicon Storage Technology (SST) subsidiary announced that its SuperFlash memBrain neuromorphic memory solution has helped WITINMEM solve speech processing challenges at the edge. The company's new neural processing, computing-in-memory SoC is the first in volume production that enables sub-mA systems to reduce speech noise and recognize hundreds of command words, in real time and immediately after power-up.
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Qualcomm Redefines True Wireless with Two New Snapdragon Sound Platforms
by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Redefines True Wireless with Two New Snapdragon Sound Platforms

At Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona, Qualcomm announced new options for brands and developers to offer the latest technologies in wireless audio. Qualcomm announced the latest S5 and S3 Sound Platforms with support for new Snapdragon Sound experiences, featuring lossless CD-quality streaming over Bluetooth, stereo recording, ultra-low latency sound with in-game chat, and adaptive active noise cancellation. Both new platforms already offer support for Bluetooth LE Audio.
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Roku’s Danish Audio Team Joins Sound Hub Denmark
by audioXpress Staff

Roku’s Danish Audio Team Joins Sound Hub Denmark

Roku announced its membership and participation in Sound Hub Denmark, the innovative growth hub designed to foster innovation within the field of audio, sound and acoustics. Joining other members located in Struer, including Bang & Olufsen, Harman and Dynaudio, Roku’s Denmark-based audio and acoustics teams will provide coaching and mentoring – and present on topics around home theater and audio at Sound Hub Denmark events.
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